Meltzer was texted during the show by a WWE employee stating that the reason Zack was not on the show is because "Vince hates the internet". Backstage, many, many people were upset that the person getting the most chants throughout the night was not brought out for a promo or even a quick appearance in his hometown who clearly wanted him there. Meltzer got some more information today on the thought process.

Evidently, it was indeed a rib/joke being played on Zack. Zack had spent his prior show talking up how he was in his hometown, how excited he was, how this could be his chance to finally shine and move up on the card. Zack was told a few days ago he would have a promo and a match on RAW and would turn face on RAW, even being able to acknowledge his youtube show and Internet Champion gimmick. This is why Zack was so excited the past few days.

The rib went so far as there was even a fake script and timeline alloted for Zack to come out and wrestle, besides Superstars, with his RAW promo and on air face turn. When the time came close for this to happen, Zack was informed plans changed and he would not be on air. This was literally during the broadcast. The entire rib was Vince's idea and was because Vince is not a fan of the "bashing" Zack does about WWE and sees it as "giving in" to someone who is visibly bashing the company with "dropping ball" clips, etc.

Meltzer comments that the real joke is on the fans, as the reaction to him not being on air is not pretty and as the rib is being revealed, even less people are happy. Multiple wrestlers have stated their public displeasure with the rib and John Cena was said to directly confront Vince over the situation and what he felt was a poor joke.

Even John Cena confronted Vince over this? Damn it, now I like Cena a little bit more.

Vince is a dick, there's no doubt about that, but he is right not to give Ryder any sort of push when all Ryder does on his show is bash the WWE about not getting pushed. However the way that Vince done this was completely uncalled for and out of line.

The pay discrepancy between stars and the undercard guys in TNA is amazing. Was listening to Tracy Smothers talk about it, guys like Kurt Angle, Sting, Hogan etc make $500,000+ a year because their "names" and then the lower guys not on contract make maybe $200-$400 a show (that's not including then paying for flights and accommodation).

It's getting better, but not much. The best thing coming out of TNA.... I mean Impact Wrestling, in recent months is Bully Ray.

I'm a very very casual fan of TNA (watching WWE religiously though) and I've been impressed with Angelina Love and Winter. They seem to be a lot better than any divas on Raw or Smackdown now, at least as far as gimmick. Steiner's hilarious, too. But yeah, Bully Ray is the only part of TNA that really stands out.

It's getting better, but not much. The best thing coming out of TNA.... I mean Impact Wrestling, in recent months is Bully Ray.

Yep, he's doing good stuff. I wasn't sure at the start when he first when to singles because his run in the WWE as a singles wrestler was pretty average.

The Bound for Glory series is sounding good. Making wins and losses matter is something that doesn't happen in wrestling much anymore. The fact that they gave the 1st match in the series 10 minutes and had a clean finish gives me hope that it'll turn out to be good. Hopefully they use it to let a new guy take a run on top, let Roode or Storm start a run as the top guy, rather then the usual suspects that stay on top.

It's getting better, but not much. The best thing coming out of TNA.... I mean Impact Wrestling, in recent months is Bully Ray.

what was the point of that parking lot fight? they didnt take it far enough to resolve a feud thats been going on for about a year. tna should have taken more risk or left it off the program, lazy way to write jarret out. sting cutting a promo on hogan was good tv

what was the point of that parking lot fight? they didnt take it far enough to resolve a feud thats been going on for about a year. tna should have taken more risk or left it off the program, lazy way to write jarret out. sting cutting a promo on hogan was good tv

Clearly, TNA still thinks old guys sell. Well, they might be both right and wrong.

Angle sells, of course.

I like Jarrett's versatility. His MMA gimmick, which is very funny, shouldn't have been scrapped.

Sting is the second most well-known personality in TNA and can still wrestle.

Scott Steiner is there probably because his promo is funny as hell, and he seems to accept his role as a veteran mid-carder.

All those, still, they need to push long-serving talents like AJ Styles and Bobby Roode more. At least having Roode got a title shot or something.